Scooter Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Painting sequence background: model is dark blue all over... is going to have an international orange nose. Plan: to get the full effect of the orange: I am sure orange over dark blue will not work, therefore, I should mask the area being painted orange and paint that area with white (over the blue) then the orange over the white should work... Correct? Thanks in advance. AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Adam, I'd paint it white first, then spray the orange. Wait 'till it cures for a week or so, mask that off and spray a clear-coat to prevent any bleed-thru then spray the blue. Good luck, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Adam, if you want to do the blue first, I would suggest spraying the nose silver instead of white. Silver really covers the base color without a heavy build-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 I'll "second" the silver undercoat recommendation. Good way to cover any base coat and brighten up white, yellow, and international orange. GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Silver undercoat!!!! now thats why its always great to chat on the forums.. you guys are right - thats the best undercoat... Alclad here I come... Thanks AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 I never tried silver, I'll give it a try next time. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bell Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 If you paint the blue first, then prime with whatever, you do run the chance of a really slim line of the primer showing at the edge. Depends on the paint used and how thick/heavy you apply it. The best way is unmasked white then yellow. Then mask the yellow area and shoot the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thanks Gang! I too would have painted the orange first, and masked - I will have to try the silver on my next project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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